Holder for spare tires.



No. 885,655. l PATBNTED APR. 2l, 1908. E. H. STICKBLS.

HOLDER POR SPARE TIRES.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 18,1906.

A TTOHNE YS To all whom it may concern." l

EDWARD E. STICKELSY, OF EDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY.

'HOLDER non SPARE TIRES.

No. 885,655. Specification of l.Applicaticn filed June 1,6, 1906. Serial No'. 322,017.

Be it known that I, EDWARD H. STIcKE'Is' a citizen of the United States, and-a resident of Edgewater,- in the county of Ber en and State of -New Jersey, have invente va new and *Improved Holder for Spare Tires, of

. vv'which rthe following is a full7 dem.) and exact description.

^ The lpurposes of the invention is to provide ydevices ada' ted for attachment to an automobile for-t e purpose of holding one or more spare tires-"1n devicesthatv they maybe quickly and con- 'l' A'thatthe' vtires.-

`proper position relatively tothe the `ivelncle,'and to so construct said venientlyadjusted to receive different sizes of tireszand .hold them firmly to place, and so devices will not marlor injure the 4A urtherfpurpose `of the invention is to provide4 hblders ofthe character described whichiwill be sim le, durable-and economic and Lwhichinlay e readily applied to "any 'automobile without detracting from its ap- Pa'anfe- The-inventicnconsists in the novel con- `Sfuction and-combination of the severalv laparts, aawill be hereinafter fully set forth andepoin'tedout inthe claims ference `is to 'be had to thfe accompanying drawings forming a part of this specificareference ,Figure 1 isa erspective View of a ortion I of anr automobi e andthe improved.. olders applied; Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view .of a s1 e section of the holders; Fig. 3 is a perm'spectiveview of the bottom 'section of a set of holders, a portion being ,broken away; and

Fig. 4 is aside elevationlof a socket plat'e or for one of the side sectidns, 'anda por-f f tion of said side section in'its socket.

The holding device is constructed in three sections or ieces, two side sections A and A which are aiikefini construction, and a bottom section A?, IEaclgi `side section A and A .con-

` bara-and a sliding clamping meinbeiiaf :.f he'innerend-portion 10 of a: vbodyl bar L .is preferably circular in cross l section,` andits intermediate portion 11 is iattene'dat its ,outer face, andsaid attened surface is provided withftransverse'- teeth v1L'.

The outer'endiportion' 13 of a body bar a is curved in direction ,of the bar opposite that- 1provided with thesaid, teeth A12, as 1s shown` inig.. 42. the extremity of thecurv'ed en'd Letters Patent. Iatented April 21, 1208.

of the body bar a an eye 14 is formed preftion as the curved end 13 of thebody bar a y on which the base is mounted, and .terminate in an eye 17 also flat, which eye 17 faces'the eye 14 of the body bar, as is shown in Fi 2.

The eyes 14 and 17 are in horizontal a 'nement, and the arm 16 is' curved reversely to the curvature of the outer end 13 of the body bar, so as'to obtainopposing curved surfaces of equalfextent to recelve between them one orv more tires -B and. have constant and smooth bearing against the outer faces of the tires`as is shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

\ In theurther construction of the side sections A and A', a rojection 18 is produced at the inner end 0f t e outer wall of the base 15, and thisl projection or lip is provided with a tooth 19, adapted to lit any of the spaces between the teeth 12 on the body bar c. A strap 20, having a buckle or other suitable fastening device is passed through the eyes v 14 and 17 thus connecting the two members A and A at their free ends, and 'when the strap 2O is'tightened, that is, after adjustment of the member c', the lip 18 is inclined inward, causing the tooth, 19 thereon to be brought into locking engagement Withthe teeth 112 of the body-bar c. A Socket plate or member C is em loyed to receivethe inner end portion 10 o a body- ,bar a, and the bars are held in their socketplates by set screws 21 or like devices. One ,socketlate is usually attached to the dashboard igor other convenient forward section of the car, and the other is secured to the outer face D Aof the driversseat, beneath a rib or 'ol'set d, if one is formedupon the body of the car1 as' is shown'in Fig. 1.` When the side sections-Aand A `are in position on the car, their curvedA or grip 'ing members face each other, being turnedp in op ositedirections relativel to the ironty d) rear of;y the car, as is-clear y shown in 1g.

. The bottom section A2 consists of a flat' ing nearly from end to end, and at the'inner end ofthe slot 27 an enlargement 2 8 is made. A sliding member 29 is employed 1n connection with the base 22. This member extends upward from the slotted I ortion of the rib or boss24 and terminates 1n an eye 30 which faces and is in horizontal alinement with the eye 26 on the arm 25 of the base as is clearly shown in Fig. 3; and at the bottom of the sliding arm 29 a button 31 is formed, of suflicient size to be passed through the enlargement 28 in the slot 27, and this button is provided with grooves 32 to receive the side edges of the slotted portion of the said rib 24 as is also shown in- Flg. 3. A strap 33 having a suitably applied fastening device connects the eyes 26 and 30. The bottom member A2 is laced transversely on the stepv E of the vefiic'le, with the arm 25 adjacent to the outer edge of the step; and the said bottom member A2' occupies a position about centrally between the side sectionsA and A.

The various sections being in position on the car, one or more tires B are placed between the clam ing members ofthe sections,

. .and the movab e sections are then adjusted along their. carrying or body sections until the tires are firmly' clamped between o posing clamping members ofthe sections, w eref,

upon the applied Straps are tightened up, holding the artsin adjusted position and the tires firm y in the grip of the sections .of

the holders.

l...on the'A fixed member, a stra secured to and conneetm the members, an means whereby the mova le member 'will be Vlocked to the y fixed member by the tightening of the strap.

2. In a holding device for spare tires, a fixed member having one end curved and provided with an eye, a movable member 3. In a holding device for spare tires, a'

fixed member having a curved end and pro- 'vided with an eye 1n said end, a movable `member' provided with an eyefacing the eye of the fixed member, and meansfor slidably mounting the movable member on the fixed member so that when .pressure is applied to the outer end of the movable member itwill be locked to the fixed member.

4.l In a holding device for spare tires, a fixed member having teeth formed'thereon and rovided with a curved end having an eye t ierein, and a movable curved member slidably mounted on the fixed member and provided with an eye at its end, the said member being curved reversely tov the curved end of the fixed member and provided with a tooth adapted to engage the teeth of the fixed member to lock said movable member in position.

5. In a holding device for spare tires, a fixed member having a curved arm terminating in an eye, a movable member slidable on the fixed -member and adapted to bind against the fixed member when tension is exerted on said movable member in a direction at an angle to its sliding movement, the said member having a curved armv facin the curved arm of the fixed vmember an .also terminating in an eye, the said arms being of less length than the width of the tire tube, and a strap connecting the eyes of said members, the strap being of greater len th than the distance between the eyes, where y when the strap is tightened the movable member is caused to bind against the fixed member.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of Witnesses:

WM. M. GREENE,

G. J. PURLEY. 

